diff --git a/docs/user-guide/secrets/index.md b/docs/user-guide/secrets/index.md
index 5995c1fad1..79b6d93a7d 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/secrets/index.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/secrets/index.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ type: Opaque
 Decode the password field:
 
 ```shell
-$ echo "MWYyZDFlMmU2N2Rm" | base64 -d
+$ echo "MWYyZDFlMmU2N2Rm" | base64 --decode
 1f2d1e2e67df
 ```